CHAPTER 91:  ANIMAL CONTROL

Section

General Provisions

   91.01   Cruelty to animals

   91.02   Nuisance conditions prohibited

   91.03   Barking and howling dogs

   91.04   Hunting prohibited

   91.05   Keeping hogs restricted

   91.06   Animals at large

   91.07   Livestock

Dogs

   91.20   “Dog” defined

   91.21   Annual head tax imposed

   91.22   Running at large prohibited; leash required

   91.23   Impoundment; notice; redemption; costs

   91.24   Unclaimed impounded dogs

   91.25   Rabid dogs

   91.99   Penalty

Cross-reference:

   Nuisances, see §§ 90.40 through 90.49

   Offenses Against Public Peace, see Ch. 133

   Offenses Against Public Safety, see Ch. 134

   Property maintenance; quarantine, see § 90.01

Statutory reference:

   Authority to regulate the keeping of animals, see W.Va. Code § 8-12-5(26)

   Authority to prevent ill-treatment of animals, see W.Va. Code § 8-12-5(27)

   Diseases among domestic animals, see W.Va. Code Art. 19-9

   Disposing of dead animals, see W.Va. Code § 16-9-3

   Dogs generally, see W.Va. Code Art. 19-20

   Domestic animal tax, see W.Va. Code § 8-13-10

   Hunting, see W.Va. Code Art. 20-2

   Vaccination of dogs, see W.Va. Code Art. 19-20A